Watch-wristlet.



A. L. ROSENTHAL.

WATCH WRISTLET. APPLICATION FILED FEB.17, 19 17.

.1,%45,801. Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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Be it known that I, ABRAHAM L. ROSEN- THAL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Watch-Wristlet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip-' tion.

This invention relates to wrist bands and particularly to what is termed a wristlet for holding watches in place on the wrist of a person, and has for an object the provision of an improved construction capable of quick and easy adjustment for accommodating watches of different sizes.

Another object in view is to provide a holding device formed of a pair of encircling members telescopically fitted together and arranged to be automatically adjusted as the straps are tightened so as to grip a watch of any desired size.

A further object in view is to provide a watch holder for the wrist in which a pair of independent straps are provided and arranged so that one strap will slide or telescope over the other, both straps being associated with hooks or claws for gripping and holding a watch in position.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a device disclosing an embodiment of the invention, a watch being shown in connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 excepting that the telescoping or sliding straps are separated to a considerable extent.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of one end of one of the straps shown in Fig. 2 and the hooks associated therewith.

Fig. 5 is a plan view with certain parts broken away, of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 4: on line 66.

Fig. 7 is a detail fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 4 on line 7-7.

Referring to the accompanyi g drawing by numerals, 1. and 2 indicate straps, strap 2 having an enlargement 3 and strap 1 7 having a lesser enlargement 4, as shown in Fig. 2, enlargement 3 having a slot 5 through Specification 'of Letters Pateiiti which 1 strap 1 extends when in use. Enlargement 3 is provided with an extension 6 havlngan aperture 7 and a slit 8 extending therefrom, said aperture and slit being designed to allow the ring 9 of watch 10 to be forced into the position shown in Fig. 1, after which the stem of the watch rests in aperture 7 and the slit 8 remains closed. This will prevent any accidental disengagement or large movement of the watch while the straps 1 and 2 are being placed in position or at any time when the various claws 11 are loose.

Each pair of claws 11 is made from a single strip of metal 12, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, with the curved ends provided with a covering 13 of leather or other material as may be desired. Preferably, as the straps 1 and 2 are of leather the covering 13 is of leather or imitation of leather. In order to place the members 12 in position,cfor instance in strap 2, slots 14 and 15 are provided through which the member is thrust and is slightly offset at 16 and 17 (Fig. 6) in order to allow the section 18 between the hooks to remain substantially flush with the remaining part of the strap. In order to cover and to assist in holding the member 12 in position, material 19 is secured thereto by an adhesive and also to the strap '2 on each side of member 12, as shown in Fig. 4. The claws or claw locks 11 shown in Fig. 3 are constructed and positioned identically to those on the strap 2 so that an additional description thereof will not be necessary. From Fig. 2 it will be seen that the claws or hook members 11 are arranged substantially centrally of the respective enlargements of the straps, though they may be arranged at other points along the strap without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Strap 1 carries a guiding loop 20 and a buckle 21,'while strap 2 is provided with a plurality of apertures 22 coacting with the buckle 21 for holding the device in position on the wrist when in use. It is of course evident that other connecting means than the buckle 21 and apertures 22 may be provided without departing from the spirit of the invention. By reason of the sliding are rangement of the two straps and the location of the claws 11, any sized watch 10 may be properly and easily held in position and a piece of leather or other.

, "f'P lat d va 91? Application filed February 17, 1917. Serial No. 149,197.

the straps automatically adjusted to fit the particular Watch as soon as properly tightened around the Wrist. 7

What I claim is:

A Watch carrying Wristlet comprising a pair of overlapping straps, one of which is formed With a slot and the other With a guiding band, said slot accommodating part of the strap carrying the band and said band @opiea of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

aaaasct slidingly guiding part of the strap carry- 1ng said slot whereby said straps are slid-' 7 straps, said claw members being adjustable by an adjustment of one of said straps in relationship to the other of said straps.

ABRAHAM L. ROSENTHAL.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. (12. 

